At the final NXT and WWE event of 2024 ten NXT superstars stepped into the Iron Survivor Challenge Match tonight but only two walked away with a guaranteed title shot at NXT: New Year’s Evil.
NXT Deadline 2024 Results
It was announced GM Ava has found a fifth entrant in the men’s Iron Survivor Challenge Match. It still isn’t known who attacked Eddy Thorpe and took him out of the match on the last episode of NXT.
Wes Lee vs. Je’Von Evans vs. Nathan Frazer vs. Ethan Page vs. ? – Iron Survivor Challenge Match
The match is 25 minutes long and there is far too much action to cover so here are the highlights and the rules:
Je’Von Evans drew the first slot.
Wes Lee drew the second slot.
The crowd tells Lee that he sucks as he dominates Evans after he misses a splash. Evans misses a few moves early on forcing Lee to compensate, lead the match.
Lee gets the first pin at 5:00 in with his feet on the ropes. Evans goes to the penalty box.
Frazer drew the third slot.
Evans reenters the match leaping over the top rope onto both Frazer and Lee on the floor.
Frazer leaps through the ropes onto both Lee and Evans taking them both out.
Ethan Page drew the fourth slot.
Frazer pins Page almost as soon as he enters the ring with an inside cradle at 10:30. Page heads to the penalty box. He throws a temper tantrum refusing to go in. Frazer and Evans put him into the box with drop kicks each.
Ethan Page sneaks back into the ring rolling up Frazer from behind for a pin at 12:43.
Lee, Page and Frazer are now tied at one fall each.
Page holds Evans in an electric chair on the floor. Lee leaps over the top rope clotheslining Evans off Page’s shoulders.
Oba Femi drew the fifth slot and is Ava’s replacement. Everyone is completely stunned.
Evans tries for his stunner from the top rope. Oba catches and pins him at 16:19. Evans is off to the penalty box.
Femi almost pins Frazer with a sit-out powerslam. Page pulls the official out of the ring. An enraged Femi slams Page into the penalty box. Frazer is bleeding from the nose or mouth.
Evans cannot get out of the box so he climbs to the top and splashes everyone.
He pins Lee at 18:44 with a stunner from the top rope. Everyone now has one fall each at 20 minutes in.
Lee, Evans and Frazer team up on Femi. Femi fights back and takes them all down.
Femi goes for a powerbomb but Page is back in the match and pins him at 21:23. Femi goes to the box.
Evans scores a pin with a crucifix on Page at 21:48. Page and Evans now lead the match with two pins each.
Femi attacks Page as he enters the box. Page tries to escape by climbing up to the top of the box. Femi slams him against the sides over and over again.
The penalty box door opens but Page is down after his beating from Femi and cannot immediately rejoin the match.
Femi hits a double chokeslam on Lee and Frazer back in the ring for two pinfalls at 24:58.
Oba Femi wins with three falls.
Winner: Oba Femi
Rating: 7.5 / 10
Not qualifying for the Deadline card Lexis King is walking the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He says the city has a place in his heart but for all the wrong reasons. He was left at the side of the road, alone many, many years ago. He says he wants to prove to everyone that he will succeed beyond what his father did. He struggles now to change people’s minds about him.
Lola Vice vs. Jaida Parker – NXT Underground Match
Their hardcore match was something, one of the best women’s matches of 2024.
In case you need a reminder, here are the rules:
Lola is right on Parker with punches until Parker slams her around. Lola kicks Parker to the floor. Lola leaps onto Parker on the floor. Parker slams Lola into the side of the ring. Parker slams Vice but Lola shift her weight for a submission hold. Parker picks up Vice slamming her to the mat to break the hold. The combination kicks and punches takes Parker down to one knee. Parker elbows Vice into Dreamland.
Vice catches Parker in an ankle lock. There are no ropes to break the hold. Parker crawls to the side of the ring grabbing onto one of the spectators. Vice kicks the dude right in the face.
Vice swings at Parker with a back fist hitting a steel post instead. Back in the ring, Vice is favouring her hand. Parker rips off Vice’s glove, puts it on, stomps on Vice’s hand. Wearing the glove, Parker clobbers Vice to the mat.
Booker T: It ain’t much fun when the rabbit has the gun.
Parker retrieves the black belt Vice wore to the ring, ties up Vice’s hands pulling her into the steel post. Parker uses the steel post and the belt to put Vice into a submission hold. Vice breaks free, pulls on the belt so that Parker herself collides with the steel post.
Vice clotheslines Parker with the belt then head butts her. Parker brings Vice out to the floor. Parker climbs the steel post and drops down on Vice who is laid out on the steps. Parker goes for a pin. The official reminds her there are no pinfalls in this match.
Parker retrieves a brick. Vice kicks Parker in the head before she can use it on her. Vice hits Parker with a backhand with her hurt fist. She locks in an Anaconda Vice like submission. The official calls the match as Parker is KO’ed.
Winner: Lola Vice
Rating: 7.5 / 10
Nathan Frazer is a mess backstage. His nose is all taped up. It might be broken. Axiom tries to fire Frazer up. Frazer doesn’t have to worry. Axiom will step up and carry more than his share of the load tonight.
Nathan Frazer and Axiom (c) vs. No Quarter Catch Crew (Myles Borne and Tavion Heights) – NXT Tag Team Championship Match
Frazer is overselling his exhaustion as he bobs and weaves to the ring. Not only is Frazer’s nose bandaged up but so are his ribs. Frazer doesn’t have much zip. He tags out almost immediately after locking up with Borne. Heights and Axiom roll and roll around on the mat. Axiom almost pins Heights. Axiom goes to tag Frazer. Frazer waves Axiom off.
Frazer tags in, bounces off the ropes to drop kick Heights. Out Of The Mud arrive at ringside. Frazer and Axiom drop kick Heights and Borne to the floor at the feet of OTM. They both splash them as well. Heights argues with OTM on the floor. Back in the ring, he throws Frazer right over the top rope onto OTM.
OTM is removed from ringside. The crowd jeers them as they leave.
Heights and Borne work over Frazer’s ribs. A slam from Borne and then Heights almost pins Frazer. Frazer barely kicks out of Dominator from Heights. Frazer’s nose is bleeding. He finally hot tags Axiom who battles both men. Axiom throws Borne into Heights then clotheslines Heights so Borne is DDTed.
Axiom shoots Borne out to the floor. Borne collides with Heights. Frazer tags in and gets a two count with a 450 Splash on Heights as his nose bleeds even more. Heights gives Frazer a release German Suplex from the top rope. Axiom saves Frazer from being pinned.
Axiom whips Borne off the top rope with a Spanish Fly. Frazer hits Borne with the Phoneix Splash. Heights stops the pinfall.
Axiom missile drops kicks Frazer by mistake from the top rope. Borne clotheslines Axiom out of his boots. Heights slams Frazer on the apron. Born and Heights double team Axoim. Axiom still kicks out.
Axiom lands a Canadian Destroyer on Heights. Axiom pins Borne with a roll-up.
Winners: …and still NXT Tag Team Champions…Nathan Frazer and Axiom.
Rating: 8 / 10
Wes Lee punches Je’Von Evans in the face backstage after Evans laughs in his face and tells Lee he would NEVER want to be like him.
Trick Williams (c) vs. Ridge Holland – NXT Championship Match
Not sure why this match isn’t on last. It is for the NXT Championship. Weird that.
The crowd mocks Holland with “Chase U!” chants as makes his entrance.
Williams heads to the ring with a purpose. He isn’t smiling and he isn’t dancing. He is one ticked off Trick Williams. Holland ridicules Williams pointing at his neck and laughing. Williams is wearing tape on his neck after Holland’s attack on NXT earlier this week.
Holland picks up Williams slamming him into a corner and the mat. Williams rocks Holland with punch after punch. Holland knocks Williams down with one shot of his. A flying drop kick, spear and Williams is all over Holland with haymakers. A clothesline to the back of the head has Williams kicking out at one.
Williams arm drags Holland over the top rope to the floor but Williams is holding his neck. Holland catches Williams with a short-arm clothesline on the floor. Williams whips Holland face-first into a steel post. Williams takes Holland around the ring slamming his head into each turnbuckle and than spinning him around for a neck breaker and a two count.
Williams misses a Stinger Splash. Holland drapes Williams over the ropes for a neckbreaker. Stomps, knee drops and high-angle suplexes to the back of Williams’ neck by Holland. Williams looks like he is in trouble.
Holland puts Williams in the Tree of Woe. Holland goes to the floor and pulls on Williams’ neck from the floor. Holland tears off the tape on Williams neck. He drops forearm after forearm on Williams’ neck. Williams turns things around with a DDT. Williams rallies with punches, kicks and a flapjack. Bookend by Williams for a two count.
Holland counters a Trick Shot with two powerful slams. Williams kicks out. Holland climbs to the top rope. Holland misses a splash. Williams gets a two count with axe kick to the head. Both men rush across the ring kicking each other in the face. Williams falls on Holland for a two count. Holland rolls up Williams for a two count.
Holland throws Williams into the steel steps and clears off the announce table. Williams backdrops Holland off the table. Holland dodges Williams. Williams ends up tangled in the ropes with them wrapped around this neck. Finally after several minutes the official frees him. Holland hits the Redeemer. Williams STILL kicks out!
Williams dodges Holland. Holland careens into the steel post. Trick Kick and Trick Shot for the 1,2,3.
Winner: …and still NXT Champion…Trick Williams.
Ethan Page is backstage and not happy with what happened tonight. He is angry at himself for dropping the ball…yet again. He admits he has no clue how to get back to the top. “I can’t do this,” he says and walks off.
GM Ava signs Wee Lee and Je’Von Evans for this week. Tiffany Stratton appears. She trolls Ava. Who knows? She just might cash in her Money in the Bank briefcase at New Year’s Evil.
Sol Ruca vs. Stephanie Vaquer vs. Zaria vs. Giulia vs. Wren Sinclair – Iron Survivor Challenge Match
The match is 25 minutes long and there is far too much action to cover so here are the highlights.
Giulia drew the first slot.
Wren Sinclair drew the second slot.
Giulia and Sinclair share a bunch of roll-ups and near falls. Giulia puts a crossface on Sinclair. Sinclair rolls out of it.
Sol Ruca drew the third slot.
Ruca slams Sinclair on Giulia for a two count. Giulia puts Sol and Sinclair in a double crossface. Sol is going to tap out but Sinclair stops her. Giulia pins Sinclair with a Northern Lights Bomb at 9:47. Sinclair heads to the penalty box.
Zaria drew the fourth slot.
Zaria suplexes both Sol and Giulia at the same time. Sol hits Sinclair with a Soul Snatcher as she exits the penalty box and comes back into the ring. She pins her sending her right back to the penalty box. Zaria picks up Sol driving her into the penalty box and a steel post.
Sol and Giulia double slam Zaria through the announce table. Sinclair leaves the box but she cannot lift up anyone but Giulia to roll back into the ring. Sol somaerrslat.
Stephanie Vaquer drew the fifth slot.
Vaquer and Giulia come face to face. The crowd cheers: Fight! Fight!
Zaria pulls Vaquer of the ring slamming her head into the penalty box. Zaria punishes everyone except Giulia who puts her in a sleeper hold. Zaira cannon balls Giulia into Vaquer in a corner. Zaira pins Giulia. Giulia heads to the penalty box.
Giulia, Zaria and Ruca have one fall each with five minutes left. Vaquer and Giulia gets onto a staredown. They head butt each other into oblivion. Vaquer rolls up Sinclair for a pin at 22:38. Sinclair is back in the penalty box. Everyone has a pinfall except for Sinclair with two minutes left.
Sinclair reenters the match and pins Sol. Giulia pins Zaria with an Arrivederci Knee.
Winner: Giulia
Rating: 8.5 / 10
NXT Deadline Summary
A fantastic outing by NXT. Not a bad match or performance on the entire card. Everyone really went into overdrive.
The women’s Iron Survivor Challenge Match proves why while Stardom is the best women’s wrestling in the world today, NXT has the best women’s division in the world today. Anyone who has watched Giulia and Vaquer knows what world class talents they are but the surprise of the match was Wren Sinclair who finally was allowed to really unleash, put all of her talent on display in NXT. She and Sol more than held their own against Giulia and Vaquer.
In the tag team championship match it was Tavion Heights who really stole the show. He has improved so much since training in Japan. He really needs a new look and attitude to go with his sharpened skills.
We have more questions than answers coming out of this show. For once, everything isn’t tied up in a neat little bow at a big event. This has me anticipating NXT on Tuesday night more than usual.
